The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-01
Platform of the hnti-Prohibitionist.

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I tion amendment because it is prop.
o.i,ion 70 chance our form of gov
oruunit from a free republic ct
sovereign and independent citizens
to- species of paternall7m hate1ul 10
our people. IL will take from the
citizen hi, most sacred and inalienable
RIGHTS and add to and augment the
mower, of government, and is there
fore undemocratic and anti'rcpubli-
eau.
.. We oppose this amendment
because it is -umptusry ana VIII veX
the citizen. and Interfere with indi-
yidual liberty.
3. We oppose this amendment
because it 10 at war with tho iunda-
mental principles of Anglo-SaXon
civilization, aud will destroy that
iual.cnabe right of the citizen to
determine for himself how he shall
pursue h F. own happiness without
interference with the rights of Others
which principle is the basis OF our
liberties and the sole hope for the
perpetuity Of our institutions.
i. We oppose this amendment
because Is enforcement VIII entail
upon the government the necessity OF
promoting % system OF SPIES ana i'll
formers dc'c.tHh,c to our people and
the enactment OF extreme legislation
Of doubtful cons itutionality, aad
under the sanction of which our
homes may be scar Ched. our property
seized aud our dearest rights inva.
Gcd. Texas can not hope 10 escape
these curses, which have invariably
attended umilqr experiments in other
states.
3. Us adoption will suppress the
general use of mi,der -timulAnts and
encourage the use of the stronger
drinks, and thus retard the advance
mon. of genuine temperance. 1t will
stamp ~ criminal the manufacture OF
wines from our domestic grapes for
family purposes and will degrade our
drug stores into dram shops, and
elevate our doctors into autO"rr's Ct
cur appetitcs.
&. 1t viii enable the rich to import
and use tkcir liquors without taxation
or rcstrait, and viii prohibit only
those OF our people who are too poor
20 buy their liquors in uuhrokcn
pa,k qgc aud under IL operation the
saloon will give place to the gildcd
club room tor the rich, while the poor
will hc forced TO make their pusCha,-
cs at low dives and in violation Of
law. such class legislation is Cdious
TO oar people and contrary 80 free
government
Z. 1t proposes by the prcpOndcrancC
of majority in certain ecctious Of The
state to tNston by force ON Other see
tious u theory of muipl an! -ociui
conduct hnd habits dis'astciul and
rcpugnsut TO the latter. The varied
interests of the sections in our state
have been prolific source Of care ~ u
thought in our craftsmanship, and
this amendment, II adopted, VIA en-
gender hostile public sentiment in
certain localities fatal to its enforce.
meLt aud thu, bCgci di-rcsrcct for
law and disregard of constitutional
authority, and will produce lasting
and permanent evil TO our people and
tend to disrupt the state.
:. II proposes to coutsca'c and
destroy, without compensation, large
proper Y interests of our people, II
will uuscttle business and impair
property values, para'Nle, iOra period
Vt least, the commercial interests OF
our state, and destroy great industries
already IN operation for the manuigc-
turc of the milder stimulAnts. II will
abolish the source of our public reNc-
nucs FULLY ono-third and increase to a
corresponding amount the burden
upon lands and the nrCcssarles of life,
/ already ovor-burdenCd with the OK
actions Of government.
.. The Jealous adhercnts of this
I prohibition idea have already cstab.
+ lishCd and organized a third political
/ party and have wagGd relentless war
fare upon the principles and Organ-
2ation of the other established par
ties. lu,tigatcd by foreign emssaries
they have, by agitation tor years,
secured from the legislature OF our
state the concession of this PROPOSE
ton to change our organic law, and
by studied purpose and concerted
movement they now seek to stiilo
political expression from the people
until their own political designs are
fully accomplished. We warn our
/ people of this threatened danger and
call upon them TO rebuke AZ the polls
this sinister conspiracy AGAINST their
/ political organizations and the tunda-
mental principles of Ameri can liberty
Signed By nil tho cOmtnittpo